Wednesday, September 21, 2016

Police say Man was Armed in Charlotte Shooting as Black Leaders Call for Boycott

The police chief in the US city of Charlotte, North Carolina says a man who was shot and killed was armed and refused to put his weapon  down.

This account contrasts with that of Keith Lamont Scott's family who say he was reading a book as he was approached.

His death has led to overnight violent protests in the city and a call by black leaders for a financial boycott of their own city.

But police chief of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Kerr Putney says the man was armed....

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Nation  of Islam local representative BJ Murphy says several similar incidents indicate a lack of real concern....

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OUT: ...shouldnt matter.
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